Love Letters: Dutch Genre Paintings in the Age of Vermeer Tapa blanda - 2003

Greenwich, CT: Bruce Museum of Arts & Sciences, 2003. Softcover. VG+. Red and color-illustrated glossy wraps, French flaps,. 208 pp. Profuse illustrations in color and bw. "Just as e-mail now dominates written communication, in the 17th century, the writing of personal letters became widespread and fashionable. Although letters had long existed, the notion that they could convey private feelings and emotions suddenly captured the popular imagination and transformed personal communication. During this period, not only was Holland the most literate country in Europe and a leading publishing center, but it was also the focus of an explosion of epistolary activity. In turn, the 17th-c. Dutch genre painters became the first to deict anonymous people writing, reading, dispatching and receiving letters. The catalogue is the first comprehensive study of the subject and relates the depiction of letter themes to the culture, lliterature, and social history of the Netherlands as well as such practical… Leer más

Greenwich, CT: Bruce Museum of Arts & Sciences, 2003. Softcover. VG (Page edges may be tanning lightly; otherwise clean.). Red and color-illustrated glossy wraps, French flaps,. 208 pp. Profuse illustrations in color and bw. "Just as e-mail now dominates written communication, in the 17th century, the writing of personal letters became widespread and fashionable. Although letters had long existed, the notion that they could convey private feelings and emotions suddenly captured the popular imagination and transformed personal communication. During this period, not only was Holland the most literate country in Europe and a leading publishing center, but it was also the focus of an explosion of epistolary activity. In turn, the 17th-c. Dutch genre painters became the first to deict anonymous people writing, reading, dispatching and receiving letters. The catalogue is the first comprehensive study of the subject and relates the depiction of letter themes to the culture, lliterature, and social history… Leer más

Greenwich, CT/ Dublin: Bruce Museum/ Nat'l Gallery of Ireland, 2003. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 34000 PB shelf. Oversized. Copper-stamped sunflower yellow cloth. Slightly soiled lower front edge. No names, clean text. Near-perfect dust jacket w/ a bit of rubbing. Splendid color repros of Johannes Vermeer, Pieter de Hooch, et al

Greenwich, CT / Dublin: Bruce Museum of Arts & Science / National Gallery of Ireland. New. 2003. Paperback. 0972073663 .*** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** - *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened - 44 works catalogued and beautifully illustrated in color; many additional illustrations in black and white. Among the artists represented: Hendrick Pot, Frans van Mieris, Dirck Hals, Pieter Codde, Gerard Ter Borch, and others. -- with a bonus offer-- .